Robert Sitkoff
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Robert H. Sitkoff is the John L. Gray Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
, where he is the only faculty member specializing in trusts and estates
("T&E"). He previously served as professor of law at New York University School of Law
(2006-2007) and Northwestern University School of Law
(2000-2006), where he joined at age 26, the youngest on the faculty. Sitkoff's scholarly work focuses on trusts and estates
, a field of law with relatively few prominent scholars. He is co-author of Wills, Trusts, and Estates, the leading trusts and estates casebook in the United States; has published in leading academic journals such as the Yale Law Journal
, Columbia Law Review
, and the Journal of Law and Economics; has appeared as a commentator on CNN
; and has had his work on the effects of the abolition of the rule against perpetuities
featured in the Wall Street Journal.
Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan
has said that Sitkoff is the "future of the field," and that "Rob Sitkoff is doing the most exciting and important academic work in trust and estates that anyone has seen in years." Sitkoff has received three distinguished teaching awards. Sitkoff was named an "up and coming" lawyer for 2007 by Lawyer's Weekly.
Sitkoff received a B.A. from University of Virginia
(1996) and a J.D. from University of Chicago Law School
with high honors (1999). He was a law clerk for Judge Richard Posner
on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
(1999-2000). His father is a retired trusts and estates lawyer. He married his wife Tamara in 2003 with their rabbi and Judge Richard Posner
jointly officiating.
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, where he is the only faculty member specializing in trusts and estates
Trusts and estates
The law of trusts and estates is generally considered the body of law which governs the management of personal affairs and the disposition of property of an individual in anticipation of the event of such person's incapacity or death, also known as the law of successions in civil law...
("T&E"). He previously served as professor of law at New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law
The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law, and is located in Greenwich Village, in the New York City borough of Manhattan....
(2006-2007) and Northwestern University School of Law
Northwestern University School of Law
The Northwestern University School of Law is a private American law school in Chicago, Illinois. The law school was founded in 1859 as the Union College of Law of the Old University of Chicago. The first law school established in Chicago, it became jointly controlled by Northwestern University in...
(2000-2006), where he joined at age 26, the youngest on the faculty. Sitkoff's scholarly work focuses on trusts and estates
Trusts and estates
The law of trusts and estates is generally considered the body of law which governs the management of personal affairs and the disposition of property of an individual in anticipation of the event of such person's incapacity or death, also known as the law of successions in civil law...
, a field of law with relatively few prominent scholars. He is co-author of Wills, Trusts, and Estates, the leading trusts and estates casebook in the United States; has published in leading academic journals such as the Yale Law Journal
Yale Law Journal
The Yale Law Journal is a student-run law review affiliated with the Yale Law School. Published continuously since 1891, it is the most widely known of the eight law reviews published by students at Yale Law School...
, Columbia Law Review
Columbia Law Review
The Columbia Law Review is a law review edited and published by students at Columbia Law School. In addition to articles, the journal regularly publishes scholarly essays and student notes. It was founded in 1901 by Joseph E. Corrigan and John M. Woolsey, who served as the review's first...
, and the Journal of Law and Economics; has appeared as a commentator on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
; and has had his work on the effects of the abolition of the rule against perpetuities
Rule against perpetuities
The common law rule against perpetuities forbids some future interests that may not vest within the time permitted; the rule "limit[s] the testator's power to earmark gifts for remote descendants"...
featured in the Wall Street Journal.
Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving since August 7, 2010. Kagan is the Court's 112th justice and fourth female justice....
has said that Sitkoff is the "future of the field," and that "Rob Sitkoff is doing the most exciting and important academic work in trust and estates that anyone has seen in years." Sitkoff has received three distinguished teaching awards. Sitkoff was named an "up and coming" lawyer for 2007 by Lawyer's Weekly.
Sitkoff received a B.A. from University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
(1996) and a J.D. from University of Chicago Law School
University of Chicago Law School
The University of Chicago Law School was founded in 1902 as the graduate school of law at the University of Chicago and is among the most prestigious and selective law schools in the world. The U.S. News & World Report currently ranks it fifth among U.S...
with high honors (1999). He was a law clerk for Judge Richard Posner
Richard Posner
Richard Allen Posner is an American jurist, legal theorist, and economist who is currently a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School...
on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:* Central District of Illinois* Northern District of Illinois...
(1999-2000). His father is a retired trusts and estates lawyer. He married his wife Tamara in 2003 with their rabbi and Judge Richard Posner
Richard Posner
Richard Allen Posner is an American jurist, legal theorist, and economist who is currently a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School...
jointly officiating.